Biographical Research and the Meanings of Mothering: Life Choices, Identities and Methods

Front Cover -- Biographical Research And The Meanings Of Mothering: Life Choices, Identities And Methods -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- Notes On Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction Biographical Approaches To Mothering: Identities And Lived Realities -- Exploring The Multidimensionality Of Mothering -- Complexity Of Everyday Mothering Practices -- Beyond Static Definitions Of Mothering -- Mothering As Practice And Process -- Mothering Identities And Processes Of Self-identification The Complexity Of Non-normative Mothering Cultures In Global Contexts -- Mothering And Non-mothering, Individualism And Life Choices -- Biographical Approaches To Mothering And Research On Mothers' Lives -- Further Reading -- References -- 1 Becoming And Being A Polish Mother: Narratives On The Motherhood Experience -- Introduction -- The Ideal Of The Polish Mother: The Archetype Of Polish Womanhood -- The 'socialist' Polish Mother -- Gender Socialisation Conditions: The Polish Context -- Pluralism Of Motherhood Experiences And Models -- The Current Study -- Methods -- Findings -- Conclusion Notes -- References -- 2 'a Good Mother Is A Good Mother And A Good Wife': Gender Politics And Mothering Practice Among Older Iranian Muslim Women -- Introduction -- Iran And Mothering Practice -- Analytical Framework -- Methods -- Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Exploration Of Mothering And Shifting Identities In Kenya -- Introduction -- Social Mothering: Exploring The Communal And Relational World Of Mothers -- Methods -- Reconstructing Childhood: Creating Boundaries And Understanding The Self -- Creating Boundaries -- Social Mothering In Informal Urban Environments Situated Stability In Melodi's Narrative: 1990-2005 -- Turning Points: Social Mothering Put To The Test -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Biographies Of Roma Mothering In Contemporary Czechia: Exploring Tapestries Of Multi-ethnic Gendered Identity In A Marginalised Social Position -- Introduction -- Biographical Perspectives On Mothering -- Research, Data Set And Analytical Procedure -- Findings -- Exemplary Biographical Profiles Of Czech Roma Mothers -- Motherhood As Care: The Inseparability Of Mother And Child Weaving A Tapestry Of Mothering Through Gender, Ethnic And Economic Constraints -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Identities And Life Choices Of Mothers In A Disadvantaged Neighbourhood In England -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Procedures And Participants -- Findings -- The Other Side Of The Street Does Not Know How We Feel -- Mothering And Life Choices -- Responses To Societal Expectations -- Mothers' Hard Decisions For The Sake Of The Children's Future -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References Edited By Lyudmila Nurse, Lisa Moran And Kateřina Sidiropulu-janků. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.